CHAPTER XIV.
THE ATTACK.
How long he slept Mont did not know.
He woke first, and saw his companions snoring like those who are over-tired.
Nothing was changed in the apartment, except that the remains of the dinner had been removed.
It was with difficulty that he managed to breathe, and he guessed that he had consumed all the oxygen in his prison. His lungs were oppressed, and the heavy air was not sufficient for proper respiration.
While Mont was arranging his toilet a valve opened in the side of the room, and a fresh current of sea air swept into the cabin.
Evidently the vessel had ascended to the surface of the ocean and taken in a fresh supply of air.
The others, influenced by this invigorating atmosphere, woke up, and rubbing their eyes started to their feet.
Stump looked at Mont and asked if he had slept well.